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Fish Identification 1. Midwater invertebrate feeders 2. Midwater Piscivores 3. Large Piscivores 4. Coral Feeders 5. Benthic invertebrate feeders 6. Small fish feeders 7. Others Pomacentridae - Damselfish Dusky Damselfish 3-spot Damselfish Beaugregory Bicolor Adult Juveni le All are in the genus Stegastes

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Fish Identification 1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Others

Pomacentridae - Damselfish

Dusky Damselfish 3-spot Damselfish Beaugregory Bicolor

Adult

Juvenile

All are in the genus Stegastes

Fish Identification 1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Others

Pomacentridae - Damselfish

Sergeant Major - AbudefdufBlue Chromis - Chromis

Fish Identification 1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Others

Carangidae - jacks

Bar Jack - Caranx Permit - Trachinotus

Adult

Fish Identification 1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Others

Carcharinidae - sharks

Black tip reef shark

-Charcharinus

Nurse shark - Ginglymostoma

Adult

Fish Identification 1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Others

Dasyatidae - rays

Southern sting ray

-Dasyatis

Adult

Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Others

Serranidae - groupers

Jewfish

Red grouper

Red hind

All are in the genus Epinelphelus

Nassaugrouper

Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Others

Serranidae - groupers

Both are in the genus Mycertoperca

Black grouper

Tiger grouper

Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Others

Sphyraenidae - barracuda

Sphyraena

Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. OthersParrotfish - Scaridae - Scarus

StoplightRainbow

Queen

Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. OthersParrotfish - Scaridae - Scarus

Initial Phase

Terminal Phase

Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Others

Balistidae - Filefish/Triggerfish

Gray Triggerfish - Balistes

Slender filefish - Monacanthis

Whitespotted filefish - Balistes

Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Others

Tetraodontidae - Puffers

Pufferfish - SphaeriodesBalloonfish - Diodon

Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. OthersChaetodontidae - Butterfly fish

Cherubfish - Centropyge Reef - Chaetodon Longsnout - Chaetodon

Banded - Chaetodon Foureyed - Chaetodon Spotfin - Chaetodon

Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Others

Pomacanthidae - Angel fish

Blue - Holacanthus French - Pomacanthus Queen - Holacanthus

Juveniles

Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Others

Haemulidae - Grunts - Haemulon

Bluestriped French

Cottonwick Margate

Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Others

Lutjanidae - Snappers - Lutjanus

Gray Red Dog

Mutton Schoolmaster

Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Others

Serranidae - sea basses

Soapfish - RypticusLantern bass - Serranus

Tobaccofish - Serranus

Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. OthersAulostomus - Aulostomidae

- trumpet fish

Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Browsers/grazers8. Others

Acanthurus - AcanthuridaeSurgeonfish/Tang

Gobiosoma - GobiidaeGobies

Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Browsers/grazers8. OthersLabridae - wrasses

Bodianus - Spanish hogfish Clepticus - creole wrasse

Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Browsers/grazers8. Others

Labridae - wrasses

All are in the genus Halichoeres

Bluehead Puddingwife

Slippery dick

juvenile

Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Browsers/grazers8. Others

Holocentridae - squirrelfish

All are in the genus Holocentrus

Dusky squirrelfish

Reef squirrelfish

Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Browsers/grazers8. Others

Apogon - Apogonidae - cardinalfish

Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Browsers/grazers8. Others

Ostraciidae - cowfish

Spotted cowfish - Lactophrys

Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Browsers/grazers8. Others

Sciaenidae - drums - Equetus

Spotted drum

Jacknife fish

Highhat

Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Browsers/grazers8. Others

Muraenidae - morays - Gymnothorax

Green moray Spotted moray

Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Browsers/grazers8. Others

Congridae - garden eels - Heteroconger

Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Browsers/grazers8. Others

Ophichthidae - snake eels - Myrichthyes